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Goodreads "Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King"

"This list is for the best horror books out there that have not been written by Stephen King! Now this is not meant to be an offense to Mr. King, who has some great books, and I am a fan of - but there are many other great horror authors out there that often get overshadowed... until now!" (Goodreads)
A special Halloween episode of "The Bold and the Beautiful" was (belatedly) broadcast just a few hours ago down here in Sydney. It inspired me to create this challenge full of mayhem and murder.
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
1
Bram Stoker
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
2
William Peter Blatty
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
3
Shirley Jackson
I Am Legend and Other Stories (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend and Other Stories
4
Richard Matheson
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
5
Thomas Harris
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
6
Peter Straub
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
7
Mary Shelley
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
8
Ira Levin
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
9
Joe Hill
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
10
Max Brooks
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
11
Thomas Harris
House of Leaves (Mark Danielewski)
House of Leaves
12
Mark Danielewski
Swan Song (Robert McCammon)
Swan Song
13
Robert McCammon
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
14
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Dunwich Horror and Others (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Dunwich Horror and Others
15
H.P. Lovecraft
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
16
Ray Bradbury
Books of Blood (Clive Barker)
Books of Blood
17
Clive Barker
Complete Tales & Poems (Edgar Allan Poe)
Complete Tales & Poems
18
Edgar Allan Poe
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
19
Richard Matheson
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
20
Joe Hill
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
21
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
22
Jack Ketchum
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
23
Jay Anson
The Ruins (Scott Smith)
The Ruins
24
Scott Smith
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
25
Dan Simmons
The Passage (Justin Cronin)
The Passage
26
Justin Cronin
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
27
Neil Gaiman
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
28
Edgar Allan Poe
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
29
Shirley Jackson
The Hellbound Heart (Clive Barker)
The Hellbound Heart
30
Clive Barker
Horns (Joe Hill)
Horns
31
Joe Hill
Boy's Life (Robert R. McCammon)
Boy's Life
32
Robert R. McCammon
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
33
Susan Hill
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
34
Elizabeth Kostova
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
35
Shirley Jackson
Summer of Night (Dan Simmons)
Summer of Night
36
Dan Simmons
Relic (Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child)
Relic
37
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
The Strain (Guillermo Del Toro / Chuck Hogan)
The Strain
38
Guillermo Del Toro / Chuck Hogan
Phantoms (Dean Koontz)
Phantoms
39
Dean Koontz
Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
40
Patrick Süskind
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